The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has shared details of a recent intercept, where a tipper was caught out for being overloaded.
NHVR officers found the truck to be carrying 28.5 tonne on the drive axle group – which is 7.15 tonne over the 21 tonne limit.
The truck was caught out for being overloaded. Image: NHVRAn NHVR spokesperson told Big Rigs, “The operator was issued with mass offences under the Heavy Vehicle National Law. The Chain of Responsibility, as part of the HVNL, makes parties other than drivers responsible for the safety of heavy vehicles on the road.
“Everyone who works with heavy vehicles, from the business that employs a driver or owns a vehicle, to the business that sends or receives goods, is accountable for the safety of the heavy vehicle, its driver, and its load throughout the journey.”
NHVR said that overloading vehicles puts infrastructure and road users at serious risk, adding that load limits aren’t just guidelines.
More information on mass and dimension limits can be found here.
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